March 13th, 2005

Nestle chief rejects the need to `give back’

Companies shouldn’t feel obligated to “give back'’ to the community, because they haven’t taken anything away, the Austrian-born chief of the world’s largest food company told local executives yesterday… “What the hell have we taken away from society by being a successful company that employs people?'’ he said.

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  • […] pular idea of “giving back to the community” last week, saying (from the Boston Herald via David Veksler): “What the hell have we taken away fr […]

  • But where did David Veksler get it from originally?

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